A study on ultra-precision machining technique for Al6061-T6 to fabricate space infrared optics

Geun-man Ryu; Gil-jae Lee; Sang-won Hyun; Ha-yeong Sung; Euisik Chung; Geon-hee Kim

doi:10.1117/12.2055361

2 August 2014 A study on ultra-precision machining technique for Al6061-T6 to fabricate space infrared optics

Geun-man Ryu, Gil-jae Lee, Sang-won Hyun, Ha-yeong Sung, Euisik Chung, Geon-hee Kim

Proceedings Volume 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave; 91434Z (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055361
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2014, Montréal, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

In this paper, analysis of variance on designed experiments with full factorial design was applied to determine the optimized machining parameters for ultra-precision fabrication of the secondary aspheric mirror, which is one of the key elements of the space cryogenic infrared optics. A single point diamond turning machine (SPDTM, Nanotech 4μpL; Moore) was adopted to fabricate the material, AL6061-T6, and the three machining parameters of cutting speed, feed rate and depth of cut were selected. With several randomly assigned experimental conditions, surface roughness of each condition was measured by a non-contact optical profiler (NT2000; Vecco). As a result of analysis using Minitab, the optimum cutting condition was determined as following; cutting speed: 122 m/min, feed rate: 3 mm/min and depth of cut: 1 μm. Finally, a 120 mm diameter aspheric secondary mirror was attached to a particularly designed jig by using mixture of paraffin and wax and successfully fabricated under the optimum machining parameters. The profile of machined surface was measured by a high-accuracy 3-D profilometer(UA3P; Panasonic) and we obtained the geometrical errors of 30.6 nm(RMS) and 262.4 nm(PV), which satisfy the requirements of the space cryogenic infrared optics.

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Geun-man Ryu, Gil-jae Lee, Sang-won Hyun, Ha-yeong Sung, Euisik Chung, and Geon-hee Kim "A study on ultra-precision machining technique for Al6061-T6 to fabricate space infrared optics", Proc. SPIE 9143, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2014: Optical, Infrared, and Millimeter Wave, 91434Z (2 August 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2055361

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